Word · Frequency #3608
gender
语法性别
the classification of nouns, pronouns and adjectives into masculine, feminine or neuter
这里指语法上的“性”，不是指社会性别或生理性别。
- 1.
Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.)
个体对自身男性、女性或其他身份的认同,以及与之相关的社会角色、行为文化特征等；据此划分的类别
- 2.
An Indonesian musical instrument resembling a xylophone, used in gamelan music.
一种类似木琴的印尼乐器,用于加麦兰音乐
- 3.
a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
屈折语言中名词、代词和形容词之间一致关系的语法范畴；在某些语言中相当任意,但在印欧语言中通常基于性别或生命性
- 4.
A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate.
名词和代词(有时也包括其他词类)的阴阳性划分,有时还包括中性、通性、有生命无生命等类别
- 5.
the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
根据生殖角色区分生物的特性
- 6.
Synonym of voice (“particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs”).
动词的语态(即特定的屈折变化形式)的同义词
- 7.
The quality which distinguishes connectors, which may be male (fitting into another connector) and female (having another connector fit into it), or genderless or androgynous (capable of fitting together with another connector of the same type).
连接器的属性,分为公头(可插入另一连接器)和母头(可被另一连接器插入),或中性、双性(可与同类型连接器互配)
个体对自身男性、女性或其他身份的认同,以及与之相关的社会角色、行为文化特征等；据此划分的类别；一种类似木琴的印尼乐器,用于加麦兰音乐；屈折语言中名词、代词和形容词之间一致关系的语法范畴；在某些语言中相当任意,但在印欧语言中通常基于性别或生命性；名词和代词(有时也包括其他词类)的阴阳性划分,有时还包括中性、通性、有生命无生命等类别；根据生殖角色区分生物的特性
In use
In German, the gender of a noun determines which article you should use.
When learning Spanish, you need to memorize the gender of each word.
Languages like English do not have grammatical gender for most nouns.
gender [noun]
gender作定语修饰名词，表示与性别相关的概念。
Gender equality is a fundamental human right.
性别平等是一项基本人权。
[possessive] gender
可用物主代词或名词所有格修饰gender。
He didn't want to reveal his gender.
他不想透露自己的性别。
[adjective] gender
用形容词修饰gender，描述其类型或特征。
Connections
Collocations
- gender equality
- 性别平等
- The company promotes gender equality in all its policies.该公司在其所有政策中提倡性别平等。
- gender identity
- 性别认同
- Many people now openly discuss their gender identity.现在许多人公开讨论自己的性别认同。
- gender roles
- 性别角色
- Traditional gender roles are changing in modern society.传统性别角色在现代社会正在发生变化。
- gender gap
- 性别差距
- The gender gap in wages has narrowed over the years.工资方面的性别差距多年来有所缩小。
- gender discrimination
- 性别歧视
- Laws prohibit gender discrimination in the workplace.法律禁止工作场所的性别歧视。
- gender bias
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Gender 中的 'gen' 联想 '基因'，基因决定性别。
Context & Register
通常用于学术或社会讨论中，指性别或语法类别。属于中性语域，比较常见于正式或半正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ender (tender, bender, defender, render, sender) rhyme with gender, all pronounced with /ɛndɚ/. However, note that ginger (spelled similarly) has a different vowel and ending: /dʒɪndʒɚ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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